Maurice has a great opportunity for egg-loving residents to have their backyard chicken eggs tested for FREE!

Request to you:

If you have egg laying chickens, this is the project for you. Watch the video and send in a couple of eggs to UC Davis or drop them off at UCCE Sonoma office!*

Please spread the word to anyone and everyone in California!

What the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine will do:

There is concern about backyard chickens ingesting contaminants from the ground and transmitting these to their eggs. UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is interested in testing eggs from backyard flocks for various contaminants from recent fires and the environment. Results will be shared individually with each owner, and cumulative results will be summarized and made available to the general public.

For more information on the project, as well as more detailed instructions and examples of how to pack and ship 2-4 eggs, check the UCCE Poultry website.